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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
3
A Hamburg collision left about fifty dead as the Primus sank after Hansa struck it. The Dolphin rescued 60 aboard while divers later found more bodies. Survivors described panicked, crowded decks, exploding boilers, and attempts to help others amid the deadly confusion.
The International Longshoremen, Marine and Transport Workers' Association voted to admit every local of the Licensed Tugmen's Protective Association, extending longshoremen influence over lake vessel handling and tug operations. The move could affect a current strike against Lakes Towing Co and shifts in port piloting.
President Roosevelt received a letter from Senator John McLaurin of South Carolina declining the vacancy on the United States Court of Claims bench. The president regrets the decision and contemplates future positions in recognition of McLaurin’s public service while denying a newspaper claim of selling himself for the office.
Detroit pitcher Roscoe Miller has accepted a lucrative offer from John McGraw and jumped to the New York team. The dispatch, dated July 22, notes Miller’s switch from the Detroit American club, as reported by Wellington and Dwyer.
Greensburg Pennsylvania July 21 The clim ax in the alleged robbery of nearly 250 000 in money and bonds from Jacob Byers was reached last evening when William S Byers a leading lawyer and democratic nominee for congress was arrested on an information containing three separate charges larceny by bailee and two of larceny The information was sworn to by Jacob Byers aged and infirm and who has been unable to rise for several weeks from what is believed to be his deathbed Bail was fixed at 250 000
George Wiley shot and killed Miss Davie Flynn at the Dearking home in Marshall and then killed himself. Miss Flynn had refused to marry him, and Wiley was found dead in the street moments later.
Charles Kubicek age 28 of Langley avenue with widow and a three year old son died alongside Duffy Kubicek age 24 of Champlain avenue leaving a widow and a daughter after they drowned in the Calumet river near One Hundred and Fourteenth street on Sunday.
The Vatican will withdraw friars from the Philippines in response to United States requests. The withdrawal will occur gradually after Governor Taft's final instructions, with other Spanish priests replacing them.
Washington July 21 The government reports that Venezuela's President has abandoned plans to attack the enemy at Barcelona and intends to return to Caracas soon after a cable from Minister Bowen at Caracas to the state department.
A whale boat carrying 16 Oceanic hotel workers capsized in a squall near Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals. Twelve girls and two Harvard students drowned. nine bodies recovered, three rescued. Skipper Fred Miles led the ill fated voyage, with overload cited as a cause. Notable drowned include Harvard students H. Coleman Farrington and W. A. Alward.
John W Mackay of San Francisco and Postal Telegraph Company fame died at his London residence from heart failure following heat illness. The death came as a shock to San Francisco, where Mackay long stood as the surviving member of the famous Flood O’Brien and Fair mining quartet. He built vast wealth in California and Nevada with mines, real estate, and communications interests including the Commercial Cable Company and Postal Telegraph.
Henry F. King, 30, entered the New York foundling asylum and fired at two Sisters of Charity, Angela 45 and Cecelia 30, wounding arms and side but not fatally. He then shot himself in the chest and was jailed for examination. He had a history of melancholia and earlier attempted suicide with carbolic acid. King sought to obtain the asylum’s records to identify his parents, claiming birth details were withheld.
Josh Anderson was lynched by a mob at 2 30 AM Thursday after being taken from the county jail and hanged near the city scales. He shot his wife three times at her home three miles below town killing her instantly.
A July 18 fire at St. Margaret's hospital in Kansas City Kansas caused excitement among patients but no injuries. Several patients were removed by firemen down ladders and fire escapes. loss was TivisJ.
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch says Bolivia will ask the United States to help settle the Acre dispute. The move draws sharp criticism in Rio de Janeiro as Bolivia pursues international resolution.
Insurgents clash with government forces in water near the Darien and Padilla amid land fighting at Agua Dulce. The sea battle north of Flamen co and Ottique lasts four hours, witnesses Ranger, Padilla, Darien, Wauquito, Calpet reported damaged. Government Boyaca repairs and patrols. Herrera command engaged with uncertain outcome. An insurgent victory or government success could trigger further Panama action.
Keokuk Iowa reports record floods along the Mississippi from Keokuk to Hannibal with losses projected around 6 million dollars and potential 2 to 3 million more as levees strain. Towns like Gregory Alexandria and La Grange endure inundation while crops, especially corn, are ruined and farmers face widespread penury.
Tacoma, July 21. After 40 days of continuous pursuit by men and bloodhounds, all organized effort to capture the escaped Oregon convict Harry Tracy has ended. No more posses will start after him. The chase through Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce, Snohomish and King counties cost these counties $10,000. Oregon’s refusal to pay Mrs. Waggoner of Chehalis the reward for Merrill's body hindered renewed pursuit.
July 21 Baltimore reports a sudden hurricane from the southwest at 1 30 PM. Eleven people died, many injured, and hundreds of homes unroofed. Drownings occurred in the harbor, including Roy Bateman and Joseph Cain, with others killed by a falling tree and a live wire. The storm damaged churches and warehouses, while activity along the riverfront and harbor areas endured extensive wreckage and rescue efforts. Two young men from Baltimore, James Post and Theodore Parker, drowned near Tolchester after a wind squall overturned their excursion boat.
P J Enright a Hibernian convention delegate from Syracuse New York attempted to lower himself from a second story window using a cord in the Toltec building. The cord broke and he fell to the alley below breaking his right leg. He was taken to St Joseph's hospital with fears of internal injuries though doctors say not seriously hurt. Friends say temporary insanity left him fearing pursuers.
The steamship Premius was cut in two and sank on the Elbe at 12:30 AM with 185 passengers aboard. About 30 were saved. In a separate incident a trolley car struck by an Illinois Central freight train at the Broadway crossing injured eight seriously among forty passengers, with others bruised.
In Seattle on July 21 Samuel H. Lake, driven mad by illness, shot and killed his brother in law David Thomas, mortally wounded his sister Mary J. Thomas, and then killed himself by blowing out his brains. The tragedy leaves a grieving family and a city to ponder the disturbing events.
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